Kara and I were invited to attend a concert tonight at the Pontiac Room in Springdale. On our way, we saw an interesting cloud that I just had to photograph. As we drove further, the clouds began to make the following formation. Just a few weeks ago I stumbled upon similar photos, taken by a news crew in Joplin.

But, what a cool thing to be able to witness first hand. God is awesome…

It seems that lately I have been dealing with alot more racism than normal. More than normal? Yes … sad to say, but racism is very present in my life, and something that I have grown accustomed to, and have had to find a way to deal with. From the minor cowardly dirty looks to people screaming “wetback” at me while waiting for my food at Sonic. It’s just something you have to deal with that, in the end, makes you a stronger person and builds character.

With so much attention on the southern border with Mexico and the millions of illegals (many nationalities) living among us, more public and bold statements seem to fly out of peoples mouth, citing free speech. Don’t get me wrong‚Äì I think that as Americans we are entilted to our opinions, and illegal immigration us definately a growing problem. But the part that concerns me is the generalization that all Hispanics are trash and create problems. Sure, stereotypes come from somewhere, but does a national issue such as this give every american the right to throw flaming arrows at other citizens?

It is apparent to me that the real issue is the lack of control people have over their own thoughts. It is easy to poke fun at the kid that doesn’t bathe, or that is overweight … because everyone else is doing it, just as it’s hard to stand up for him because no one else it. The sad thing is this seems to be more prevelant in the bible belt of our nation. Interesting, is it not?
Anyways … the point is this: Illegals are coming from many different nations, and immigration shouldn’t give us a reason to vent racist thoughts towards a specific group of people you don’t like. If you’re going to be a racist, then go for it, but spread the love … I dare you.